gorged
Americanadjective
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January tends to come with a slowdown in spending after consumers have gorged on shopping for the holidays.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Instead, the American and British public gorged on the sensationalism because that was the supposedly “official” record.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025
They bonded further over an offseason trip to Tokyo, where they gorged on sushi and wagyu beef.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2024
“The world couldn’t get access to enough Chinese goods in ’21, and it gorged on Chinese goods in ’22,” said Brad Setser, an economist and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
That night, we gorged ourselves on dandelion salad and the rest of the bakery bread.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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